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Painter, William E., Jr. – 1990
The paper presents a proposal for the addition of a specialized adoption agency for sexually abused children and youth to current services of a residential group home. The proposal resulted from the lack of appropriate families for children completing the Agency's Preparation for Adoption Program. Evidence suggested placements have been hindered…
Descriptors: Adoption, Agencies, Child Abuse, Child Welfare
Download full textTaylor, Steven J.; Lakin, K. Charlie – 1988
The paper advocates the extension of the basic protections of "permanency planning" to all children and youth, including those with severe handicaps. It discusses the concept and process of permanency planning and notes its promise in improving the opportunities of all children and youth to grow up in a stable family environment. It…
Descriptors: Children, Family Environment, Individualized Programs, Long Range Planning
Peer reviewedBlacher, Jan; Baker, Bruce L. – Mental Retardation, 1992
This paper examines factors associated with meaningful family involvement in program planning for community residential services for individuals with mental retardation. It is argued that personnel in placement settings are often ambivalent about more family involvement. Guidelines for involving families at every stage both before and after…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Community Programs, Cooperative Planning
Erickson, Mary – 1990
This report discusses issues regarding the out-of-home placement of children with developmental disabilities and the need for permanency planning for these children. The document reports on a project which sought to: (1) discern practices of Colorado's Department of Social Services and Division for Developmental Disabilities which affect the…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Agency Role, Children, Decision Making
Update: Improving Services for Emotionally Disturbed Children. Volumes 4-7, Winter 1988-Summer 1991.
Henderson, Elissa, Ed.; Algarin, Alissa, Ed. – Update: Improving Services for Emotionally Disturbed Children, 1991
This compilation of four annual newsletter issues on services for children with emotional disturbances presents reports of activities, meetings, services, and programs around the country as well as various feature articles. Activities funded under the Child and Adolescent Service System Program are highlighted. In the Winter 1988-89 issue, an…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Cooperation, Child Welfare, Children
Mountain-Plains Education and Economic Development Program, Inc., Glasgow AFB, MT. – 1976
Intended as a guide for replicating parts or all of the Mountain-Plains Career Education Model IV, this handbook provides a detailed description of a residential, family-based education program developed to improve the economic potential and lifestyle of selected student families in a six-state area. The handbook is divided into seven chapters and…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Career Education, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
